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Toyota

Since the Dilly, Dally, Delay & Stall Law Firms are adding their billable hours, the Toyota U.S.A. and Route 44 Toyota posts have been separated here:

Route 44 Toyota Sold Me A Lemon



Saturday, April 30, 2016

RSN: Even When Big Corporations Lose, Their CEOs Always Come Out Winners, 1 in 4 Americans Have PTSD-Like Symptoms From Financial Stress





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Robert Reich | Even When Big Corporations Lose, Their CEOs Always Come Out Winners 
Robert Reich. (photo: Steve Russell/Toronto Star) 
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page 
Reich writes: "Exxon Mobil chief executive Rex W. Tillerson is delivering bad news to shareholders: Profits were down 63 percent in the first quarter financial results, announced yesterday. But don't cry for Tillerson. He's scheduled to retire next March with a nest egg of $218 million in Exxon stock plus a pension plan worth $69.5 million." 
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No Criminal Charges for US Military's Bombing of Kunduz Hospital in Afghanistan 
Robert Burns, Associated Press 
Burns writes: "No criminal charges have been leveled against U.S. military personnel for mistakes that resulted in last's year's attack on the civilian hospital in Afghanistan operated by the medical charity Doctors Without Borders. The group has called the attack a war crime." 
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Elizabeth Warren Calls on Banks to Invest in Minority Neighborhoods, Businesses 
Isaac Park, The American Prospect 
Park writes: "Senator Elizabeth Warren recently warned that minority families and businesses continue to suffer disproportionately from the lingering effects of the Great Recession and called on the country's banks to step up to assist local communities." 
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1 in 4 Americans Have PTSD-Like Symptoms From Financial Stress 
Kate Ashford, Forbes 
Ashford writes: "If you've ever felt like financial stress was bringing you down, you might be interested in the findings of a new study. In an analysis of data from 2,011 survey respondents, researchers discovered that 23% of respondents were experiencing symptoms commonly associated with post-traumatic stress disorder related to their finances." 
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The Secret World of Government Requests for Facebook's User Data 
Nicole Lee, Engadget 
Lee writes: "In a biannual transparency report, Facebook has revealed that 60 percent of the data requests it gets from world governments includes a gag order. That means they include non-disclosure directives that prevent the company from telling the user about the request." 
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$5 Million Is Going to Koch-Backed Think Tanks in Arizona Universities. Professors Are Angry. 
Casey Quinlan, ThinkProgress 
Quinlan writes: "Arizona lawmakers could provide the state's public universities with $32 million in additional funding this year - but some of that money will go to supporting conservative causes. A $5 million addition has been specifically earmarked for 'freedom schools' at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona, according to the Arizona Republic." 
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Neil Young's New Album Was Inspired by the Wonder of Earth's Natural World 
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch 
Chow writes: "Neil Young has announced his new, full-length album EARTH. The 98-minute record, out June 17, features an unusual set of collaborators: live animals." 
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